Peggy Stuart's Blog Posts Tagged 'felting' (9)

Common Threads met at Georgette's this week, and we had some varied projects. Margareth had finished this woven wrap:

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Still no sign of BS, but some of his layette is completed:

The Baby Surprise Jacket (BSJ) is made from Swish DK in Grain Heather and Cinnamon (discontinued). The little hats are made from Stroll Sport in cork and Bare, Swish DK in Grain Heather and Swish Worsted in Hollyberry. The booties are in Stroll Sport in cork. The buttons on the BSJ are little…

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The two days it took to get home from Indiana provided great knitting time!

 

I made good progress on the Dogwood Blossoms sweater, about 1" of the pattern. I put it on two circs, so you can see…

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I finally got the buttons on the BSJ for Baby Stuart, the one due in June:

 

 

This BSJ is identical to the one I made for Zachary except for the color way, which is probably why it took so long. Also, I wasn't under as much pressure to finish it. There has also been some progress on the diaper bag for the same baby:

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On blog day last week (aka "Talk Like a Pirate Day" and DH's birthday), we were driving home from Mesquite, Nevada, where we overnighted on our way back from San Diego. I spent the day riding shotgun and working on my TAU (Therapy Animals of Utah) Socks, the perfect color to go with my uniform shirt, which I wear when Sunny and I visit the nursing home. I finished the socks after we got home.

We had a great time in San Diego, where we had…

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As usual for this time of year, we're still getting snow! Here's something white I'm happy to see, though:

As you can see, im making good progress on the lace gown for Daphne's naming ceremony. I have nearly 2 1/2 months to finish it. It's a fun project, and is going well, now that I have sort of learned the pattern. You repeat a 34-st pattern across for four rows, repeat…

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Felted iPad Tote Bag

Yarn: Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Bulky, 1 hank "Oregano" (MC) and 1 hank "Hazelnut" (CC), 137 yds., 100gm.

Needles: 1 24" circular needle, size 15 and 1 set dpns., size 13 (or you can use the tips of your interchangeable

circulars, if you have them)

1 yarn needle



Gauge: 10 sts and 13 rounds = 4"/10cm using larger needle before felting. Gauge is important if you want the bag to fit your… Continue

Some of my readers will remember the felted tote bag I made for my new iPad--

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This was so much fun, and I love the colors, I decided to make a purse to match. Only it will be all green, no brown. Here's what I have so far, with the fabric I bought for lining:…

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Today is the 1-week anniversary of my relationship with my cute and handy iPad.

It's receiving a nice anniversary present from me--a protective carry bag, which you can see in the photo above. I had some WotA Bulky left in "Hazelnut," and also some of the same yarn in "Oregano" in my…

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